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Outdoor photo beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A bare-chested man with a red-brown forehead mark and long swept-back dark hair walks centrally on a narrow path, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a wide golden-yellow waist cloth, with a rudraksha mala and a multi-strand ceremonial gold necklace with a large pendant. Around him, young people in orange, saffron and maroon-red garments stand with palms pressed together in namaskar or holding small metal and brass items; several have white tilak marks and rudraksha beads. A woman in a red sari with gold border stands at right with hands joined, and another attendant in red sari reaches toward a shrine or altar with a flower garland and a dark stone deity murti at the far right. A red stone-like base sits at the lower right.

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July 12 20132013-07-12 +1 copiesAugust 15 20132013-08-15July 09 20132013-07-09Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks along a narrow mat path toward a red-painted mound with an orange cloth draped over a shrine on the right. He wears a long gold necklace and a long rudraksha mala, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and gold armlets. Around him stand about nine young boys and girls in saffron, orange and red-maroon garments with white or yellow borders and forehead markings; one boy holds a metal cymbal-like instrument and another holds a long brass horn. A brass bell hangs at the upper right.2013-07-20Outdoor procession under a large banyan tree on a dirt path with a woven mat laid down. A central man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace, long hair, a red tilak and a rudraksha-style garland, walks forward with his hands at his sides. Around him, young men and boys in orange and red robes play long brass horns (kompu) and a large drum, while others walk behind. A dark stone sculpture and a red-painted stone platform with a green cloth stand in the background, with a tree-lined garden setting around them.2013-08-04A photograph of a group of people in an open courtyard before an orange-brick wall. A central man in a rust-brown dhoti and wrap, with a large pale yellow-and-white flower garland, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot along a woven straw mat. Around him, young men and women in orange, peach and maroon robes stand with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas; a woman on the left presses her palms together in namaste, and a drummer on the right plays a drum. A man on the left in a rust wrap has his back to the camera and white arm markings.2013-05-24June 20 20132013-06-20Outdoor procession on a dirt path shaded by leafy trees. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a brown dhoti with gold waistband, a gold ceremonial necklace, long rudraksha malas and gold armbands, and walks barefoot. Around him, several people in deep orange-red robes with gold borders walk in the procession, some with hands folded in devotion and one holding a small object. Another figure in white cloth stands further back among palm trees. Ornaments and garlands are visible throughout the group.2013-07-17A barefoot procession moves along a blue-and-white patterned runner laid over dirt under shady trees. In front, a man in a red-brown dhoti with a golden-yellow shawl wears a long gold necklace and gold armlets; his hands are open at his sides. Behind him, a girl in a red sari and a boy in saffron robes with rudraksha malas walk with palms pressed together in greeting. Other participants in red and orange robes follow, and a horn player in orange appears at the right edge. The setting is a shaded garden path beside a red brick wall.2013-08-15August 15 20132013-08-15Outdoor procession under leafy trees on a sunlit path. A man in front wears a brown-and-tan striped cloth wrap over bare shoulders, a rudraksha-style mala with large yellow beads, arm bands, and a red bindi; his hair is long and swept back. Behind him a shaved-headed man in orange clothing with a tilak raises a hand, and a young woman in orange sari with folded hands walks ahead of a line of boys in maroon and orange robes, some raising their arms; curved brass horns are visible among the trees. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession. Swamiji (probable) is the man in front, identified by his long swept-back hair, bare-shouldered wrap with distinctive bead necklace and arm adornments.2013-06-20A photograph of a procession walking along a paved path lined by a red wall and green trees. At centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-brown dhoti-style wrap with broad gold borders, a large ornate gold necklace with a pendant, gold armbands and a shawl across his shoulders. Around him, young people in maroon and orange robes with gold borders walk with palms pressed together in anjali. A young man on the right wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala and holds his hands in anjali; another person at far right raises a long brass horn. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by his long hair, gold necklace and saffron-toned clothing.2013-07-02